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Old 10-13-10, 10:11 PM
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1997 Toyota Camry. Probably the softest clutch around... I barely had to put my foot on the pedal for it to engage.
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Old 10-13-10, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by lobuxracer
Ford Model 8N. I was 6 years old in the barnyard. Never had a DD auto until the IS350 in 2006.



The first road going car I manually shifted was a 1968 Mercedes 250, much like this one:



I've owned a LOT of manuals since then, but won't buy another one for a lot of reasons.

man that benz is beyond gorgeouz
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Old 10-13-10, 11:15 PM
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I learned in the first car I ever bought a 1976 Plymouth Volare. I think I paid 800$. Probably the worst car to learn how to drive stick. If I messed up I had to get under the car and unbind the linkage. Boy did I love that car.

Looked just like this one. Only my hood scoop was painted black.



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Originally Posted by Tee
196? VW Bug my uncle said if you can drive this you can drive anything.
Strangly enough I enjoyed driving a early 60's Bug, my first girlfriend had one and I drove it frequently.
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Old 10-14-10, 07:52 AM
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M35 Deuce when I was 13, diesel 4 speed, then when I was 15, I expanded on a 2006 Porsche 911, then my uncles 1988 Jeep Wrangler, and my first truck a 1982 Chevy S10 1.9 4 speed, and my buddy Joe's monster 85 K20 3 speed+low. Add in countless Mustangs and other cars.
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I also rode Japanese and British motorcycles before becoming licensed (with foot operated manual shifters on left and ride side). Fortunately I was never confused.
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Old 10-14-10, 04:20 PM
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see my avatar... a honda civic cvcc...
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Whatever car Taggart Driving School brought to the house

I had to learn how to drive stick shift or forget about getting a license. I went through the mandatory six hours behind the wheel, all manual. Fortunately I learned pretty fast and my driving test was taken in an automatic. In downtown Newark For the next few years, I drove mostly VWs - Rabbits, Dashers, Pickups - all stick shift, all diesel with manual chokes. I miss the VW Pickup, my little green machine
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1985 CRX SI, red with gray lower section. My first car.

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^ that car looks fun
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i learned in two cars from two older brothers. one was a 91 n/a mr2 and the other was a 88 porsche 944s...they seemed so fast at the time.
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My cousins 87 Pontiac Fiero GT was my first experience driving a stick, boy was that an experience.
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I learned in a 1978 Fiat 131 Super Brava. You had to get up out of the driver's seat to push the clutch in.

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